Bohemia, failure of Frederick the
Great's first invasion of, cxxiv.
557; invasions of 1778 and 1866
compared, 559

Böhme (Jacob), his theory of pa-

rental influence on children's cha-
racter, cxxxii. 120
Boiardo (Mathieu Marie,Count about
1434-1494), his Orlando Inna-

closing

morato,' cxl. 359; English imi-
tations of his style, 360
Boigne (Benoit de, 1750-1830), his
military services to the Mahrattas,
exxxiv. 361-365; his
years in France, ib. 366
Bokhara, the King excommunicates
Shere Ali, cxxv. 22; his claims to
sovereignty over Kokand, 36; his
defiant conduct to Russia, 37; im-
prisons the Russian ambassadors,
38; Russian campaign of 1866, ib.
40; defeated by General Roman-
ovski, ib.

disputes with Affghanistan
in 1869, cxxxviii. 280
Boldetti (Marc Antoine, 1863-1749),

his volume on Christian inscrip-
tions, cxx. 222; his MS. des-
troyed, ib.

Boleyn (Anne, 1507-1536), Hallam's
vindication of, cxix. 277, and note

mischiefs of precontracts il-
lustrated by her marriage, cxxx.
258

Bolingbroke (Henry St. John,

Viscount, 1672-1751), his genius
compared with that of Macaulay,
exiv. 280; defends the Partition
Treaty, 312

Bolingbroke (Lord), Life of, by
Macknight, cxviii. 404; his me-
teor-like career, ib.; his noble de-
scent, 405; date of his birth un-
certain, ib.; his early education,
406; the rival of Walpole at Eton,
ib.; life at Oxford, 407; intimacy
with Dryden, ib.; his feeble at-
tempts at verse, ib.; visits the
Continent, 408; his marriage not

happy, ib.; his love of drink, ib.;
enters the House of Commons, ib.;
joins the Tory majority in their
measures against the Whigs, 409 ;
his supremacy in debate, ib.; rich-
ness of his writings, 410; his pre-
cocious rise in Parliament, ib.; his
'Spirit of Patriotism,' 411; made
Secretary of War, 412; relations
with Marlborough, ib. 413; retires
to Bucklesbury, 414; Secretary of
State, 415; Mrs. Delany's sketch
of, 416; Swift's high estimate of,
417; his letter to the 'Examiner,'
418; becomes leader in the Com-
mons after Harley's promotion,
419; originates his club, ib.;
glimpses of his domestic life in the
'Journal to Stella,' ib.; his over-
bearing conduct to the Whigs,
421; persecutes the press, ib.;
anecdote at the representation of
Addison's 'Cato,' 422; created
Viscount, ib.; his jealousy of
Oxford, ib.; his mission to Paris,
423; alleged liaison with Madame
de Tencin, ib.; supposed inter-
view with the Pretender, ib.; his
conduct after the Treaty of
Utrecht, 424; his complicity in the
plot to restore the Pretender ex-
amined by M. Grimblot, 427 (see
vol. lxii. 1); his prospect of the
premiership destroyed by the
death of Anne, ib. ; his conduct at
the coronation of George I., 428,
and note; dismissed from office,
b.; his defiant attitude, 429; his
attainder, 430; reduced to degra-
dation, 431; his 'Reflexions on
Exile,' ib.; his letter to Windham
in 1717, ib.; his second marriage,
432; anecdote of his jealousy, ib.;
pardoned by George I., ib. ; his re-
sidence at La Source, 433; Vol-
taire's admiration of him, ib.;
mode of life at Dawley, ib.; his
hatred of Walpole, ib.; Walpole's
fancy picture of him in the House

of Commons, 434; his political
writings, 435; his 'Idea of a
Patriot King,' ib.; Dr. Johnson's
stricture on his philosophical spec-
ulations, 436; his death, ib.; his
claim to greatness examined, 437;
his reputation in debate, b.; his
mastery of rhetoric shown in his
writings, ib.; his rich and varied

imagery, ib.; moral of his career,
438

Bolingbroke (Lord), his sceptical

works published posthumously,
cxxxix. 95; Johnson's denuncia-
tion thereof, ib.

Bologna, its importance in the

Middle Ages, cxii. 114
Bologna (John of, Tuscan sculptor,
1524-1608), his statues and bas-
reliefs, cxxi. 552

Bolsena, the miracle of, cxxxvi. 279
Bonald (Louis Gabriel Ambroise,
Vicomte de, 1754-1840), his re-
mark on sacrilege, cxxiv. 344
Bonaparte. See Buonaparte
Boner (Charles), his Transylvania,'
cxxiii.130; merits of his work, 131;
his reception by the peasantry,136;
fondness for the Saxons, ib.; his
love of sport, 142; recommends
Transylvanian wine, 143.

Bonstetten (Charles Victor de, 1746–

1832), Memoirs of, cxix. 413;
his contemporaries, 414; his pa-
trician descent, 415; his early
education, 416; his restless and
independent temper, ib. ; attempts
suicide, 417; his visit to England,
418; Gray's affection for him, ib. ;
introduced to literary salons at
Paris, 420; his contrast of social
life in England and France, ib.;
his father's death, 421; appointed
Member of the Council at Berne,
423; his republican sympathies,
ib.; his reception by the Avoyer,
424; his life as bailli at Gessenay,
ib.; his Letters from the Herd-
lands of Switzerland,' 425; re-

moved to Nyon, ib. ; is the 'Aga-
thon' of the poet Matthison, 426;
his opinion of the French Revolu-
tion, ib.; transferred to the Italian
bailliages of the Ticino, 427; his
letters from Lugano, 428; aversion
to priestcraft, 429; visits Copen-
hagen, ib.; determines to settle at
Geneva, 430; his friendship with
Madame de Staël, 431; his esti-
mate of her character, 433; his
description of Byron, 434; his
character compared with that of
Sismondi, 435; Sismondi's sketch
of him, 436; offers marriage to
Sismondi's mother, 437; progres-
siveness of his education, 438; his
numerous correspondents, 439; his
attachment to the Countess of
Albany, ib.; his 'Recollections'
written late in life, 440; his death,
441

Bontemps (M.), on the secret of an-
cient glass-painting, cxxv. 163;
his impartial estimate of Munich
artists, 169; revives the art of
making ruby, 175
Book-clubs, literary, in Great Britain,
CXXV. 232

Books, trade in, at Ancient Rome,
cxxiv. 355

study of, by great scholars,
misunderstood, cxxxi. 197

suppressed and censured,
cxxxiv. 161; fate of Protagoras'
writings, 162; heathen destruction
of Christian books, ib.; English
devices for suppression of heresy,
ib.; State interference with Wy-
clif, ib.; English translations of the
Bible, 163, 167; Proclamation of
1530, 168; authors denounced in
1546, 169; Act of Edward VI.,
proclamations of Queen Mary,
170; reign of Elizabeth, 171;
Martin Marprelate tracts, 176;
James I., 178; anti-prelacy pam-
phlets under Charles I., 181; the
Puritans, 180; the Book of

ib.;

Sports,' b.; book-burning after
the Restoration, 187; anonymous
pamphlet, the 'Memorial of the
Church of England,' 189; other
writings under Anne, 2. 191; the
'North Briton,' 192; books burnt
by the Universities, 193; M.
Peignot's valuable history of, in
France, 194; want of a similar
work in England, ib.
Books, accessibility of, in modern
times, cxxxix. 1; ancient form of,
5; circulation of, before printing,
6; prices of, in ancient Rome, 7;
early éditions de luxe, 11; cost of,
in medieval England, 12. See
Libraries

Boos (Martin), his career and re-

ligious doctrines, cxxxvii. 561, 563
Booth (Enoch), his improvements in
pottery-work, cxxvi. 213

Bopp (Franz, 1791-1867), on the di-
vision of root-formations, cxv. 89
Borbstaedt (Colonel), his excellent
History of the Franco-German
War, cxxxiii. 581

Borck (M. de, 1650-1747), Prussian
ambassador at St. James, cxvi.
183; his recall demanded, ib.
Borneo, object of Brooke's visit to,
cxvi. 401; immigration of Chinese,
406; their insurrection, 407; poli-
tical importance of, 411; its natu-
ral resources, 413; its liability to
pirates, 414

Boromeo (M.), Italian physician,

his experiments on skin-grafting,
cxxxvi. 499

Bosc (M.), his edition of Madame

Roland's 'Appeal,' cxxi. 386
Bosio (Antonio, d. 1629), his explo-
rations of the Roman catacombs,
cxx. 218; his labours in decipher-
ing Christian inscriptions, 222;
on the Jewish catacomb at Rome,
243

Bosk, boskage, the terms explained,
cxxviii. 77

Bostaquet (Isaac Dumont de, 1632-

1709), his Autobiography, cxxi.
493; his Huguenot ancestors, 495;
early education, ib.; first campaign
in France, 496; his family life in
Normandy, 498; persecutions at
home, 505; submits to recanta-
tion, 506; his flight to the Hague,
508; he abjures Catholicism,
509; serves under William of
Orange, 511; his narrative of the
English expedition, ib.; resides at
Greenwich, 513; serves under
Schomberg in Ireland, 514; on
the victory of the Boyne, 515;
his sketches of Ireland, 516; on
the siege of Limerick, 517; retires
to Portarlington, 518; career of
his sons, 519

Boswell (James, 1740-1795), on
Mrs. Thrale's quarrel with Dr.
Johnson, exiii. 510

his remark on family histo-
ries, cxxxviii. 1
Bosworth-field, battle of (1485), plan
of, cxv. 316; Shakspeare's ac-
count of, 317

Botany, the science compared with
that of language, cxv. 74
Botfield (Beriah), his 'Prefaces to
the first editions of the Classics,'
cxxxvii. 57; misquotation in his
introduction, 93; mistakes the
value of 'first editions,' ib.
Bothwell (Earl of), his character
by Mr. Burton, cxxvi. 261; por-
trait from his mummy, ib. note;
his fidelity to the Queen, 262
Botticelli (Sandro, 1437-1515), his
'Madonnas,' cxxii. 100

Bottle, the word in Shakspeare,
cxxviii. 65

Bouflers (Louis Francis de, Marshal
of France, 1644-1711), his gallant
defence of Lille against Eugene,
cxvi. 526; his conduct at Malpla-
quet, 534

Bourbon, House of, property of the
Prince's confiscated by Buona-
parte, cxiv. 490

Bourbon, Charles, Constable of, cxxx.
358; Charles, Duke of Vendôme,
359; relations with the Hugue-
nots, 362

(Duke de), Regent to
Louis XV., cxxv. 474; his profli-
gacy, 475

Boutakor (Admiral), his view of
naval evolutions, cxl. 7
Boutell (Rev. C.), his 'Heraldry,

historical and popular,' cxxi. 336
Bownde (Dr. Nicholas), his work on
the observance of Sunday, cxiv.
539

Bowring (Dr.), his editorship of the
'Westminster Review,' cxxxix.

110

'Bow-wow' theory of language,
Max Muller's, supported by Mr.
Wedgwood, cxxviii. 55
Boyle (Michael, Archbishop of Ar-

magh), his conduct as Irish Chan-
cellor, cxxxiv. 56, 57

Boyne, the, battle of (1690), M. de

Bostaquet's account of, cxxi. 515
Bradley (James, d. 1762), his ser-

vices as astronomer royal, cxl. 95
Brady (Dr. Maziere), his remarks on
Irish Church Temporalities, cxxiii.
454; his enlightened views on en-
dowment, 482

his edition of State papers
concerning the Irish Church in
the reign of Elizabeth, cxxix. 419
Bragg (Confederate general), his
defeats at Chattanooga and 'the
Clouds,' cxxi. 256, 257; super-
seded by Johnston, 260
Brahminism, assailed by Buddha,

cxv. 399; political ascendancy of,
402; absence of any system of
philosophy, 405

Brain, the, recent increase in disor-

ders of, cxii. 526; curability of
incipient insanity, 527; control-
ling power of, over memory, 529;
effects of the circulation of the
blood upon, 531; suspended exer-
cise of, ib.; operation of trephin-

F

ing, 533; hypothesis of successive
layers of ideas in, 534; its power
of resistance, ib.; large proportion
of phosphorus in, 536; phenomena
of, during sleep, 540; the state of
reverie, 541; the faculty of won-
der absent in dreams, ib.; theory
of unconscious cerebration, 542;
its power of nervous attention,
543; self-analysing powers of,

544

Brancaleone (Roman senator), his
demolition of the towers of the
nobles at Rome, cxviii. 373
Brandenburg, House of, hostility of,
to the German Empire, cxxxiii.

467

Brandon, Charles. See Suffolk, Duke
of
Brandt (Heinrich von, General),
autobiography of, cxxxi. 65; stu-
dent-days at Königsberg, 66; joins
the Prussian service, 69; made a
French subject after Friedland,
70; interview with Davoust, ib.;
applies to Blücher for fresh ser-
vice, 71; made sub-lieutenant by
Davoust, 72; with the French in
Spain, 73; sickness at Saragossa,
77; description of the siege, ib.;
anecdotes, 79; campaign in Arra-
gon, 80; relations with Suchet,
82; love-passage with Inez, 85;
return to France, ib.; the Polish
Legion at Paris, 86; dinner with
Buonaparte, 88; promotion, 90;
at Borodino, 91; sketches in Po-
land, 92; training of Polish re-
cruits, 93; brilliant account of the
invasion of Russia, 95; taken pri-
soner at Leipsic, 96; his memoirs
incomplete, ib.; received into the
Prussian service, ib. ; military com-
missioner of Prussia at Paris, 97;
value of his memoirs, ib.
Brandy, duty on, in Russia, cxii.
191; drunkenness promoted there-
by, 192
Brassey (Thomas) his Work and

Wages,' cxxxviii. 334; scientific
value of his book, ib.; his railway
enterprise, 339; his father's expe-
rience as contractor, 340; employ-
ment of piece-work, 356; on co-
operation in labour, 357

Bridges, employment of cast iron in,
cxvi. 207; the Menai bridge, 209;
the tubular bridge, 210; adapta-
tion of, to railways, 211

- engineering triumphs in, cxx.
486, 487

cxxviii. 68

Brayley (Professor) on solar spots

and meteorites, cxxv. 266
Brazil, dispute of England with,

submitted to arbitration, cxx. 574
Bread, religious respect for, cxxiv.

359

phenomenon of 'bleeding

bread,' cxxv. 407

the panis ostrearius of Pliny,
cxxvii. 51

Breadalbane (Lord, d. 1750), sketches

of his character, cxii. 352
Brechin, cathedral church of, cxx.
318; surrender of Balliol at, 322;
lay abbots of, 326; octroi granted
to by James III. 327
Breech-loading (see Armstrong, Sir
William), the system too compli-
cated for field-guns in warfare,
cxix. 495; rejected as such by the
French, 526

Breen (Henry H.), on 'Modern

English literature; its Blemishes
and Defects,' cxx. 39; on the
Tally-ho or Nimrodian style of
composition, 48

Brehon Laws, the, cxix. 269; cxxix.
423
Bremontier (M.), his reclamations

of land in France by means of the
pinaster, cxx. 349
Brest, intended English descent on,
betrayed, cxiv. 289, 296
Brewer (Mr.), calendar of State
papers edited by, cxxiii. 248; his
masterly picture of Henry VIII.,
ib.; his illustrative documents,
249; correspondence of Wingfield
and Pace, 251

Brian Boroimhe, his services to Ire-
land, cxiv. 373

countries, cxxxii. 298

Bright (Right Hon. John, b. 1811),
his speech at Liverpool in 1859 on
taxation, cxi. 268; his scheme of
financial reform, ib.; his proposed
tax on property, 269; his inaccu-
rate estimates, 270

his advocacy of the North in
the American War of Secession,
cxiv. 579

his extravagant language on
Reform, cxxii. 291

his lukewarm support of
Earl Russell's Borough Franchise
Bill, cxxiii. 278; his moderate
speech at Rochdale in 1865, 295

his scheme of a peasant pro-
prietary class in Ireland, cxxv.
210; fallacy of his proposal, ib.;
his hasty and irritating speech,
211; his conduct in and out of
Parliament compared, 279; on the
Tory Government of 1866, 285;
his idea of national representation,

293

his scheme of peasant pro-
prietorship in Ireland criticised,
cxxvi. 70

his speeches, edited by Mr.
Thorold Rogers, cxxix. 269; his
repudiation of statesmanship, 271;
his accession to the Cabinet, 272;
his rare oratory, ib. ; his cultivated
taste, 273; his command of pathos,
ib.; undeveloped resources of his
intellect, 274; his combative style,
ib.; effect of experience on his
theoretical views, 275; his ardent
love of liberty, 276; viewed as a
leader of the Manchester school,
ib.; his speeches on Russian policy,
278; stamp of Quakerism on his